Woman driver in fatal crash was sending text messages on her mobile phone

Posted by Dusan on Monday, February 18th, 2008 at 12:46 pm under General

We won’t get tired of reminding everyone they shouldn’t text and drive.

Driving textingAccording to the California Highway Patrol, a woman who crashed into a line of cars at a construction site in Shasta County and killed another driver was sending text messages on her mobile phone at the time.

Those who don’t remember — or not live in California and don’t know about this accident — the 48-year-old Deborah Matis-Engle of Shingletown was driving 66 mph and text-messaging just before the crash in August.

She crashed into the car of 46-year-old Petra Monika Winn at the construction zone, just east of Redding on Highway 44. Rescue crews were unable to pull Winn from the burning wreckage…

[Via: textually.org]


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